Okay, my poor mother went to the store at 6am to get me an xbox, but wasn't told by the jerks that she would need a ticket... one guy even sold his ticket for $200! I've heard tons of these stories, and so I really couldn't complain that my mom just floated me some cash to track one down for myself christmas morning. Question is, what's the best way to find one now? Do I wait for the next wave, or start prowling the targets and best buys and walmarts looking for a rogue shipment to come in?
Any advice which can help me in this quest is greatly appreciated, and my shiny new copy of Call of Duty 2 beckons that I complete it...

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It's just not that easy, man, or I wouldn't ask for advice- I don't even know if anyone has found any after that first shipment, and asking at the stores only gets you an exasperated sigh from the retail workers...

seriously (at work we have a quota timer...)
it costs so much to snowboard on a regular basis
boards are $300+(mine retails for about $600)
bindings are $125+ for anything halfway decent
boots are $125+(more like $200 for anything comfortable)
goggles are $125+(oakley a-frames are an old favortie)
a decent lightweight moveable and warm jacket $175+(I've seen these get in the 2-300 range)
pants $100+
daily ticket $50+ (or a season pass for those lucky enough $1500+)

not counting upkeep and lodge food/beers...$1000 minimum just to get started. I had to stop for a while, but next year I think it's game on again once I have me this;

Shitbrick McGhee wrote:seriously (at work we have a quota timer...)it costs so much to snowboard on a regular basisboards are $300+(mine retails for about $600)bindings are $125+ for anything halfway decentboots are $125+(more like $200 for anything comfortable)goggles are $125+(oakley a-frames are an old favortie)a decent lightweight moveable and warm jacket $175+(I've seen these get in the 2-300 range)pants $100+daily ticket $50+ (or a season pass for those lucky enough $1500+)

not counting upkeep and lodge food/beers...$1000 minimum just to get started. I had to stop for a while, but next year I think it's game on again once I have me this;

You just made my wallet sigh with relief in a whirlwind of justification...

I'm glad I could help, mine is squeeling knowing it will be decimated when I finance that beast in the photo. good thing I work for toyota, hopefully I won't get totally screwed on the price of that badboy.

Over the holidays my brother and I were in Yakima, Washington, where my parents live. To those (all of you) who don't know, Yakima is on the eastern side of the state, where temperatures are MUCH more extreme than they are in Seattle. While in Yakima, my brother heard that the Best Buy there was going to get a shipment of 24 360s. He decided to spend the night in front of BB. The low temperature for the night was 4 degrees Farenheit. He ended up with a touch of frostbite on his nose and an Xbox 360.

No glitches yet, but if any crop up I think he's going to burn down Microsoft.

Finally got it last night!
I walked into a best buy in West Covina, just killing time waiting for the traffic to die down before I headed home, and they had 20 of them at the tech counter. No bundles or bullshit, just went up, got my 360 and an extra wireless controller. So far, I really dig it. Thanks for all the encouragement, zoners!
Should I post pics of me making out with it, perhaps?

zombieslayer wrote:Finally got it last night!I walked into a best buy in West Covina, just killing time waiting for the traffic to die down before I headed home, and they had 20 of them at the tech counter. No bundles or bullshit, just went up, got my 360 and an extra wireless controller. So far, I really dig it. Thanks for all the encouragement, zoners!Should I post pics of me making out with it, perhaps?

Have you played the Fight Night 3 demo yet?

It's a free download on Xbox Live.

I think those talking about Xbox 360 not being able to hang with the PS3 are shutting up right about now.

What most people doesn't realize is that the release games for the Xbox 360 only used one of the three processors available on the console. Think about that. The current 360 games are using only 1/3 of the power.